James W. Cantrell

(1935- ) lived at Wilber, Saline County, Lincoln and Sidney. Educator, potter, painter, has created over 600 oils, over 1,000 watercolors, and 1,000 drawings; his paintings were presented in over 150 exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at museums and galleries nationwide; one of two artists filmed for use in schools in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia by the Huntington Museum of Art in 1992; recipient of over 50 awards and honors; one of three featured artists in 1991 film "Mark of the Maker" that was nominated for an Academy Award. Consult Ceramics Monthly, September 1973, 27-31 and American Artist, July 1987, 32-37, 85-88 and Louisville, KY Courier-Journal, October 1991, pp. I-1, I-6 and Crete /NE/ News, July 10, 1996, p. A-8 and July 17, 1996, p. A-12 and July 24, 1996, p. A-9 and Sunday World Herald, October 20, 1996, pp. E-1, E-10.

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